[quote name='Bo'Skarr' post='298934' date='Jun 24 2011, 03:06 PM']Good idea did you know that there are batman swords that are spring loaded[/quote]
Yeah, I was actually gonna use those, but I didn't want the blade to retract all the way--I needed some space to put the little ornamental side blades.
I thought about cutting notches into the sides of the PVC pipe to let the side blades slide in and out, but I got lazy and took the easy way instead.